- "Anatomia" is a modernized version of the legendary Sappho of Lesvos and her complicated relationship with her female lover Atthis. This story has been told in myth and folklore for thousands of years. Though Sappho and Atthis live in relative peace in a home full of love, their petty insecurities soon begin to tear at their relationship. Coming in to take advantage of these issues is the murderous neighbor, Sinis, a vile man who has assaulted and killed nearly twenty innocent women in his own apartment. The paths of these flawed and vulnerable characters soon cross and can only end in unspeakable acts of tragedy. Sometimes love, no matter how pure and true, cannot stop the world around it from complete destruction. This is the tragic story of Sappho and Atthis. This is "Anatomia".—Steven Jacobs
- This modern re-telling of a centuries old tale places the legendary poet Sappho [Maria Castellon] in a semi-harmonious relationship with her live-in lover Atthis [Debra Cassano]. As jealousy and paranoia begins to strain their relationship, they cannot help but tear at the fabric of their otherwise happy life together. Taking advantage of their pain is the mysterious neighbor Sinis [David Barnes], who in his upstairs apartment has brutally murdered seventeen women to date. As he senses the trouble between Sappho and Atthis, he decides to make it a sport to see how far he can get with the vulnerable poet. The tragic story of Sappho has never before been told with this much passion and graphic intensity.
Writer/Director Steven Jacobs re-invents the genre of silent film with this powerful and intoxicating vision of tragedy and the fine line between sex and violence. "Anatomia" is a must-see movie that is sure to open your eyes.
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